Why Are Headlights So Bright Now?
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says complaints about blinding headlights have gotten louder in recent years. This episode looks at what shapes how harsh an oncoming headlight feels: the lamp, how high it sits and where it points, and why bluer-looking light can feel harsher too. Then it covers what the federal lab test checks, beams that dim around other cars, what police crash reports show, and the lighting review the federal road-safety agency announced in October 2026.
What this episode is careful about: "gotten louder" is IIHS's description, not a count of complaints. In the…
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